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The American rifle

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1905
empires ought to be worth at least one page somewhere in the annals of the nation it has created and defended. But thus far that page has been begrudged. Let us write one. When Brought to Pennsylvania. "The art of making rifles was brought to this country in the year 1721, when a small colony of Swiss
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by prepared by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1905
Physical Description
[59]-66 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 3
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 3 (1905), p. 59-66Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9
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Archive

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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Object ID
MG0061
Date Range
1670-1985
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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Description
Samuel E. Dyke was a noted authority on the Pennsylvania rifle and wrote on this subject. Collection consists of articles, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and working papers on firearms. Also included is information on gunsmiths, the Rockford Foundation, the Heritage Center, cabinetmakers, grandfather clocks, and the Armstrong Cork Company. 1670-1985
Date Range
1670-1985
Creation Date
mid-20th century-1985
Year Range From
1670
Year Range To
1985
Creator
Dyke, Samuel Eugene, 1900-1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Armstrong, John
Atherton, Cornelius
Atkins, Wyatt
Beck, John Philip
Berry, Peter
Breitenhard, Johann Christoph
Brown, Parker B.
Buchele, William M.
Corridon, Raymond R.
Dobson, Thomas
Dubbs, Jacob
Dyke, Samuel Eugene
Fetter, George
Feder, George
Fondersmith, John
Grancsay, Steven V.
Grove, S.
Grubb, Peter
Hawkins, Henry
Henry, William
Hoff, H. Bare
Kendig, Joe, Jr.
Kuntz, Jacob
Kuntz, Peter
Landis, George
Landis, Henry
Lehn, Joseph
Lincoln, Abraham
Magee, D. F.
Manger, Henry
Meyhardt, Peter
Pennypacker, A. J.
Sprecher, Peter
Walker, Joseph E.
Yeates, Jasper
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company
Gunsmiths
Kentucky rifle
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Booklets
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Conrad Weiser State Park
Correspondence
Flintlock Rifles
Gunsmiths
Halbach Pistols
Harpers Ferry Arsenal and Armory
Hopewell Forge
Kentucky Match Rifle
Kentucky rifles
Kentucky Rifle Association
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee
Malsh Pistols
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Rifles
Rotary International
Pennsylvania Deithsch Eck
World War II
Extent
6 boxes, 113 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0061
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers (MG-61), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Other Numbers
MG-61
Classification
MG0061
Description Level
Fonds
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The backwoodsman and the Kentucky rifle

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1947
The Backwoodsman and The Kentucky Rifle By BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS W HILE much has been Written on the Kentucky rifle few people know that it Was made in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, or within a ten-mile radius. The first rifles were made soon after the arrival of the Swiss and German settlers in the
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by Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[117]-119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 5
Subjects
Rifles.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - 1783-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 5 (1947), p. 117-119Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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Berks County longrifles & gunmakers, 1750-1900

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Author
Hornberger, Patrick.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2009.
Call Number
683.422 H814
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Alternate Title
Berks County longrifles and gunmakers, 1750-1900
Responsibility
Patrick Hornberger.
ISBN
9781887762083
1887762086
Author
Hornberger, Patrick.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Eastwind Publishing for The Historical Society of Berks County,
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
vii, 103 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 x 29 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
"This book is published in conjunction with The Historical Society of Berks County exhibit, Berks County Longrifles & Gunmakers, held in the Fall of 2009. It is a concise look at the firearms made in Berks County from the 1750s through 1900 ... The rifles and other artifacts shown in this book are the same as displayed in the exhibit, and although other gunsmiths may be mentioned occasionally, the book's intention is to feature only the examples in the exhibit. The collection of firearms is in no way the limit of the guns made in Berks County during its 150-year reign of gun making. Indeed, it only scratches the surface of the 170 or so gunsmiths that worked in the County during that century and a half. It is not my goal to give a detailed history of firearms in America ... What the exhibit and book feature are some of the most important examples of firearms ever produced in Berks County"-Source: Publisher
Contents
Preface -- Author's note -- Born of necessity -- Centers of Berks County gun making [map] -- Centers of gun making in Berks County -- The early Reading gunsmiths -- The Blue Mountain gunsmiths -- The Tulpehocken gunsmiths -- The Oley Valley gunsmiths -- Below the Schuylkill gunsmiths -- Reading redux: James Schnader, Nelson Delaney, Louis Royet & the end of Berks County gunmaking.
Subjects
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Rifles - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Kentucky rifle.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.422 H814
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Drepperd long rifles : a Lancaster legacy

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Author
Drepperd, Albert Wade.
Date of Publication
2006.
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by Albert Wade Drepperd.
Author
Drepperd, Albert Wade.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
p. 28 - 52 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 108, no. 1 (Spring 2006).
Subjects
Drebbort family.
Drebbert family.
Drepperd family.
Drepperd, John, - (1815-1896).
Drepperd, Andrew, - (1806-1862.
Drepperd, Henry, - (1807-1849).
Drepperd rifle.
Rifles - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 108, number 1 (2006), p. 28-52Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.108 no.1
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Ferree family gunsmiths

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Author
Ferree, George Bennett.
Date of Publication
1967.
Call Number
683 F382
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Author
Ferree, George Bennett.
Place of Publication
Fort Wayne, Ind
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
57 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Ferree family.
Rifles.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 F382
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The Ferree family gunsmiths

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Author
Heisterkamp, Charles III ,
Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
683 H473
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by Charles Heisterkamp, III.
Author
Heisterkamp, Charles III ,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Minuteman Press ,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
29 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index of individuals.
Subjects
Ferree family.
Rifles.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 H473
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A forgotten heritage the story of a people and the early American rifle

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Author
Davis, Harry P.
Call Number
683.4 D262
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Author
Davis, Harry P.
Place of Publication
Huntington, West Virginia
Publisher
Standard Printing and Publishing Company
Physical Description
199 p. ill. 22 cm.
Notes
A history of a people and the arm that provided their protection, food and fun and made secure their freedom and ours, including brief biographies of some of the famous frontier characaters who used this gun.
Subjects
Firearms - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.4 D262
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Henry E. Lehman riflemaker

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Author
Hanson, Charles E.
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
683.422 H249
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by Charles E. Hanson, Jr.
Author
Hanson, Charles E.
Place of Publication
Riverside, Calif
Publisher
American Society of Arms Collectors,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
51/13-51/20 : ill. ; 29cm.
Notes
In: American Society of Arms Collectors ; v. 51 (1984).
Subjects
Leman family.
Lehman family.
Leman, Henry Eichholz, - 1812-1887.
Conestoga Rifle Works.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
683.422 H249
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The Henry "English pattern" rifle

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Author
Johnson, Fred
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
683 J66
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Author
Johnson, Fred
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
p.13-16, 41-43, ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
In: The Buckskin Report (March 1981)
Subjects
Henry family.
Rifles - Delaware.
Rifles - History.
Gunsmiths - Delaware.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 J66
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